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Howard Zinn
19 Sep 2006, 11:19 PM
It's my brother's book. He studies Russian history/culture but when I have time I always read it. (always ends up being in the summer) It's a big book by the way but also a fantastic read.
Can your brother speak Russian?
Toon³
19 Sep 2006, 11:21 PM
So says the man that reads Chaucer for fun. ;) And why the hell are you still awake? :D
Touche :p
Kiddy is still up. Plus I'm not tired after our afternoon nap.
Howard Zinn
19 Sep 2006, 11:28 PM
Touche :p
Kiddy is still up. Plus I'm not tired after our afternoon nap.
How are you enjoying the Spongebob? :p
Toon³
19 Sep 2006, 11:33 PM
How are you enjoying the Spongebob? :p
Kicks Chaucers ass
SirManchester
20 Sep 2006, 12:06 AM
Can your brother speak Russian?
Not that I know of.
Numquam Moribimur
25 Sep 2006, 10:27 AM
I just got done reading Rooney's book ! I love rooney even more now :D
JC7rox
15 Jan 2007, 06:13 PM
Wow, this thread really died, didn't it?
I'm currently reading:
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A History of the End of the World: How the Most Controversial Book in the Bible Changed the Course of Western Civilization , Johnathan Kirsch
and,
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0062508113.01._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_SCLZZZZZZZ_V48705082_.jpg
The World's Religions, by the great Huston Smith
StrikerCW
16 Jan 2007, 12:27 AM
The Firm by John Grisham.
holytoledo
16 Jan 2007, 02:49 AM
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin. I completely refuse to read anything that is not dystopian. Unless it involves eating babies, looking in your direction Mr. Swift.
johno
16 Jan 2007, 12:27 PM
The Firm by John Grisham.
Re-read The Partner last week... excellent book.
I've read a lot recently and can't remember the title of the book I'm currently reading... must remember to post.
StrikerCW
16 Jan 2007, 01:36 PM
Re-read The Partner last week... excellent book.
I've read a lot recently and can't remember the title of the book I'm currently reading... must remember to post.
I know this is an embarrassing question, being from Mississippi and especially MSU but, are Grisham's books interrelated in any way?
Also, what did you think about the Firm? It's decent so far I'm slightly confused right now, but I guess thats the point.. a little mystery.
Stud83
16 Jan 2007, 01:40 PM
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin. I completely refuse to read anything that is not dystopian. Unless it involves eating babies, looking in your direction Mr. Swift.
Does it mean you don't read all that much or you like rereading Orwell, Huxley, Bradbury, etc.? ;)
holytoledo
16 Jan 2007, 04:50 PM
Does it mean you don't read all that much or you like rereading Orwell, Huxley, Bradbury, etc.? ;)
lol. i can't really read recreationally during the school year for obvious reasons so i just stick to reading during breaks and such. I never read any of the classic dystopians till about a year ago so i still am reading them for the first time. For the record I would reread any of them though. :)
MtP07
16 Jan 2007, 05:57 PM
That latest book I read:
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Excellent book. A must read for anyone who is a "dog person".
SirManchester
16 Jan 2007, 10:01 PM
That latest book I read:
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060817089.01-A2R2RITDJNW1Q6._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
Excellent book. A must read for anyone who is a "dog person".
hah, I hope you don't end up crying.
listen_up_fergie
17 Jan 2007, 11:12 AM
I just got done reading Rooney's book ! I love rooney even more now :D
Why, what does his ghost-writer say in the book? :p
Sapphire
17 Jan 2007, 02:25 PM
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I'm about halfway through this. First there were genies everywhere, now everyone's getting mutilated.
I do usually read non-work stuff before bed, and reading this is absolutely killing me. (The whole frame of this story is the narrator is intentionally telling cliffhangers). I can never get to sleep!
I also recently finished
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The story is pretty poor, but it basically serves as a background to a simplified history of philosophy, which are excellent parts of the book. I quasi-recommend this. It would probably be ideal for people who have had no exposure to philosophy or want a light review, and/or who are younger teenagers. Definitely not very heady; if you want to know the simplified difference between Plato and Aristotle in 3 pages and in plain english, for example, this might be worth a read.
StrikerCW
17 Jan 2007, 03:13 PM
Which one is the cliffhanger, the Arabian nights?
Sapphire
17 Jan 2007, 03:43 PM
Which one is the cliffhanger, the Arabian nights?Ya. It's Scheherazade telling the stories to her husband. He had been marrying a new woman every night and killing her in the morning, so Scheherazade decides to tell him a story on their wedding night, and makes the cliffhanger so compelling that he keeps her alive to continue the story the next night. Apparently, this continues for the next 1001 nights. :) But honestly, they're not THAT compelling.
StrikerCW
17 Jan 2007, 04:46 PM
Ya. It's Scheherazade telling the stories to her husband. He had been marrying a new woman every night and killing her in the morning, so Scheherazade decides to tell him a story on their wedding night, and makes the cliffhanger so compelling that he keeps her alive to continue the story the next night. Apparently, this continues for the next 1001 nights. :) But honestly, they're not THAT compelling.
So recommend after I finish my Grisham (will be soon I'm about half way through) or not worth the time?